Ainoflow Convert

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Extract text and PDFs from any document, image, or audio

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Ainoflow Convert is a cloud OCR and transcription API that pulls structured text out of PDFs, images, Office files, and audio recordings in over 60 languages. Connect it to Actionist and your agents can extract invoice data, transcribe meeting recordings, convert scanned documents to searchable text, and route results into downstream apps — all without a human touching the files.

Average time saved
14 hours
per person · per month
≈ 2 workdays back

Eliminates manual work. Agents eliminate manual data entry from scanned invoices, receipts, and forms, replace hand-done file-format conversions, and remove the need for anyone to replay meeting recordings to extract decisions.

Schedule

What your Ainoflow Convert agent runs on autopilot

A week of scheduled jobs your Actionist agent will execute on your behalf.

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7Agents at work
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Multi-app workflows

Ainoflow Convert × every other app you use

End-to-end automations that span multiple apps — each one a real business outcome.

6Workflows
7Apps spanned
~25 hrsSaved / week
6Personas served
For finance
Featured4 apps

Invoice OCR to accounting system on email arrival

When an invoice PDF is detected as an attachment in Gmail, the agent submits the PDF to Ainoflow Convert for OCR, waits for the extracted text, parses the vendor name, invoice number, amount, and due date, then creates a draft payable entry in the accounting system and logs the record to Google Sheets for the AP team to review.

~5 hrs

Time saved for your team — every week, on autopilot

The flow
Trigger·When an invoice email arrives in the shared inbox
Result
Submit PDF attachment for OCR via Convert File from BinaryAppend extracted invoice fields to AP tracking sheetCreate draft payable record in accounts payable database
The win
Saved per run
8 min
Runs / week
~40×
Zero manual data entry for invoice ingestion
Driven byFinance Agent
ROI

Savings

What your team gets back — two angles: what you stop doing manually, and what that's worth.

Without Actionist

What you do manually today

With Actionist

What your agent runs for you

  • Sales
    25 min / week
    Manual proposal conversion

    Reps open each DOCX proposal in Word, export to PDF, re-attach to the email, and upload to the CRM — 5 minutes per proposal, every time.

    Sales Agent
    0 min
    Agent converts proposals automatically

    When a proposal DOCX is saved to Drive, the agent submits it to Ainoflow Convert, retrieves the PDF URL, and attaches it to the HubSpot deal record — zero manual steps.

  • Marketing
    20 min / week
    Manual deck-to-PDF export

    Someone on the team opens each PPTX presentation in PowerPoint, exports as PDF, renames the file, and uploads it to the shared media kit — repeated for every campaign update.

    Marketing Agent
    0 min
    Agent converts and distributes decks

    The agent submits updated PPTX files to Ainoflow Convert every Tuesday morning, retrieves PDF URLs, and posts them to the #marketing channel before anyone arrives.

  • Customer Support
    30 min / week
    Manual attachment reading

    Support agents download each image attachment, open it, read the form contents, and manually type the relevant details into the ticket — adding 3 to 5 minutes per ticket with an attachment.

    Customer Support Agent
    0 min
    Agent OCRs attachments to ticket notes

    The support agent submits image attachments to Ainoflow Convert and appends the extracted text to the ticket note automatically — agents read the form contents inline without downloading anything.

  • Human Resources
    40 min / week
    Manual form rekeying

    HR staff receive paper onboarding forms, scan them, open the scan, read each field, and type the data into the HR system by hand — taking 15 to 20 minutes per new hire.

    Human Resources Agent
    0 min
    Agent digitises forms automatically

    When an HR form image is saved to Drive, the agent submits it to Ainoflow Convert with the employee ID as reference and writes the extracted fields to the HR system within about a minute.

  • Finance
    60 min / week
    Manual invoice data entry

    The AP team opens each invoice PDF, reads the vendor name, amount, and due date, and types the data into the accounting system — averaging 6 minutes per invoice across the weekly batch.

    Finance Agent
    0 min
    Agent extracts invoice data automatically

    The finance agent submits invoice PDFs to Ainoflow Convert, extracts vendor, amount, and due date from the OCR result, and writes structured rows to the AP tracker before the team's morning meeting.

  • Operations
    45 min / week
    Manual document queue management

    Operations staff manually submit documents one at a time to a conversion tool, wait for results, download files, rename them, and route them to the correct system folder — 10 to 15 minutes per batch.

    Operations Agent
    0 min
    Agent manages entire conversion queue

    The operations agent submits all documents in polling mode, tracks job status in a Sheets dashboard, retrieves results as they complete, and routes each one to its destination system without human input.

  • Legal
    60 min / week
    Manual contract transcription

    Paralegals open each scanned contract image, read the text, and retype key clauses and dates into the contract management system — averaging 20 minutes per contract for a dense multi-page document.

    Legal Agent
    0 min
    Agent OCRs contracts with short expiry

    The legal agent submits contract scans to Ainoflow Convert with the contract reference and a 30-minute expiry, retrieves the full text, and files it in Notion — with Ainoflow's copy gone before the window closes.

+ 100s of other Ainoflow Convert automations
Average time saved
28 hrs / person / month
Calculator

Calculate what your team saves

Team size
8 people
Hourly rate
$25 / hr
Hours saved / week
28
Hours saved / year
1,400
Annual ROI
$35,000

Based on Ainoflow Convert's typical team usage — the visible tasks plus a few other automations the agent runs: ~3.5 hrs / person / week of admin work automated.

Connect

How to plug Ainoflow Convert into Actionist

Pick the connection method that suits your environment.

Generate an API key in your Ainoflow account dashboard. All Ainoflow nodes (Convert, Files, Storage) share the same credential — connect once and all three nodes are authorised.

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Open your Ainoflow account

Log in at https://ainoflow.io and navigate to your account dashboard.

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Generate an API key

In the API Keys section, click Generate. Copy the key — you will not be able to see it again after closing the dialog.

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Paste into Actionist

Find Ainoflow Convert in the Apps tab, click Connect, paste your API key, and click Test connection. Actionist confirms the key is valid before saving.

Credentials you'll need
API Key*
Ainoflow account dashboard → API Keys → Generate
Base URL
Leave blank to use the default https://api.ainoflow.io endpoint
Actions

14 actions your agent can call

Read and write operations available to your Actionist agent.

FAQs

Questions about Ainoflow Convert + Actionist

How does Actionist connect to Ainoflow Convert?
Open the Apps tab in Actionist, find Ainoflow Convert, and click Connect. You will need an Ainoflow API key — generate one in your Ainoflow account dashboard and paste it into the API key field. Actionist runs a test call to the Ainoflow /api/v1/whoami endpoint to confirm the key is valid before any conversion actions run. The base URL defaults to https://api.ainoflow.io but can be changed if you are running a self-hosted Ainoflow instance.
What file types can Ainoflow Convert process through Actionist?
Ainoflow Convert handles a broad range of formats. For documents and images: PDF, JPEG, PNG, TIFF, BMP, WebP, GIF, DOCX, DOC, XLSX, XLS, PPTX, PPT, ODT, TXT, and RTF. For audio transcription: WAV, MP3, M4A, MP4, WebM, OGG, FLAC, AAC, and Opus. The auto model selection setting picks the right OCR or transcription engine for each file type, so you do not need to specify a model for every submission.
Which OCR and transcription models does Ainoflow Convert support?
Ainoflow Convert offers three OCR engines and three Whisper transcription models. For OCR: Auto (recommended — selects PaddleOCR or Tesseract based on the file type), PaddleOCR (optimised for images), and Tesseract (optimised for PDFs). For audio transcription: Whisper Small, Whisper Base, and Whisper Tiny — each balancing accuracy against processing speed. The auto setting is the best starting point; switch to a specific model if you consistently process one file type and want to optimise accuracy.
How do I handle large files or slow conversions without the workflow timing out?
Use polling mode or webhook mode instead of the default direct or persisted mode. In polling mode, the Convert File action returns a job ID immediately and your agent calls Get Conversion Job Result on a schedule until the status is complete — the workflow never waits synchronously for a long job. In webhook mode, Ainoflow posts the result to a URL you specify when processing finishes, so your agent is notified rather than polling. Both modes are available via the Response Mode field in the Convert File action.
How do I correlate Ainoflow conversion results back to my own records?
Pass your internal record identifier — invoice number, contract reference, ticket ID, employee ID — in the Reference field when submitting a Convert File action. Ainoflow includes that reference string in every result for that job, so when the agent retrieves the output via Get Conversion Job Result or a webhook callback, it can immediately match the extracted text to the correct record in your system without a separate lookup table.
How long does Ainoflow retain conversion results and how do I control that?
By default Ainoflow retains conversion results for 24 hours (1,440 minutes). You can override this with the Result Expiry field, setting any value from 1 minute to 7 days (10,080 minutes). For sensitive documents — personal data, legal contracts, confidential financials — set a short expiry such as 30 to 60 minutes, retrieve the result immediately after conversion, and the Ainoflow copy is deleted before the window closes. For batch runs where you need time to retrieve all results, extend the expiry to 48 or 72 hours.
Can Ainoflow Convert handle non-English documents accurately?
Yes — Ainoflow Convert supports 60 languages including English, German, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Dutch, Russian, Chinese (Simplified and Traditional), Japanese, Korean, Arabic, and many others. For best accuracy on non-English documents, select the correct language in the Languages field rather than relying on auto-detection. For multilingual documents with text in two or more languages, you can select multiple languages simultaneously and Ainoflow will handle the mixed content correctly.
Can I use Ainoflow Convert alongside other Ainoflow nodes in Actionist?
Yes — the Ainoflow platform also provides Files (object storage) and Storage (JSON key-value store) nodes, all sharing the same API key credential. A common pattern is to use Ainoflow Convert to extract text from a document, then store the extracted text in Ainoflow Storage with a key matching your internal record ID, and retrieve it in a later step without re-running the OCR. This is particularly useful for large batch pipelines where you want to decouple the extraction step from the downstream processing step.
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